Herefordshire

This week I was lucky enough to catch up with the Hop Project at Bromyard’s Conquest Theatre, a multi-media travelling art project focusing on the migratory movements of the hop pickers of old.

Up until the first half of the 20th century, villages and towns in Herefordshire and Worcestershire in particular swelled dramatically, as townsfolk from Birmingham and the Black Country travelled south in late summer/early autumn to lend a hand cutting down the gangly fresh hops from their precariously tall lines.

From field to Martini glass, one of Britain’s newest hotshot distilleries, Chase, is opening its doors to the public for three festive days and teaming up with DrinkBritain.com to offer its readers a special insight.

There’s one pair of tickets up for grabs and, in a unique offer, DrinkBritain readers are eligible for a third off the £15 ticket price.